A major burglary took place in Satellite, Ahmedabad, where an unknown thief broke into a bungalow and stole gold, silver, diamond jewellery, and cash worth ₹45.75 lakh. The incident occurred during the night of March 3, when the complainant and his family were asleep.

According to Rachit Sunilkumar Soni (36), a resident of Vrindavan Bungalows, Satellite, the theft was discovered on March 4, around 7 am. The complainant, who runs a medical store named Paras Health Care, stated that his parents had left for Mathura on March 2. He, his wife Pinal Soni, and their 4-year-old daughter were at home on the night of the burglary.

Upon waking up, Rachit noticed that members of the society had gathered near the bungalow, where the backside iron grill had been broken. Initially, nothing seemed amiss, but when he went to retrieve his gold ring from the crockery set area in the drawing room, he realised that several valuables were missing from his parents’ bedroom on the ground floor.

What was stolen?

The thief had ransacked the cupboard and bed drawer, stealing 6 gold rings (180g) worth ₹9 lakh, 1 gold bangle (14 tolas) worth ₹7 lakh, 4-piece gold set (25 tolas) worth ₹12.50lakh, 2 gold bangles (13g) worth ₹15,000, 2 diamond rings (5 tolas) worth ₹2 lakh, 1 gold mangalsutra (15g) worth ₹75,000, 2 gold chains (30g) worth ₹1.5 lakh, 1 diamond set with pearls (30g) worth ₹1.50 lakh, 500g silver coins worth ₹35,000, besides ₹2,50,000 from the cupboard and ₹3,50,000 from an office bag were stolen.

The total estimated loss is ₹45.75 lakh.

The Satellite police has registered a case and launched an investigation. Official confirmed that the unknown accused gained entry through the back grill, using a tool to break into the cupboard and bed drawer. Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage from the area and questioning residents for any leads. Investigations are ongoing, and officials are hopeful of identifying the accused soon.